Rule by tweet: Trump cultivates new ‘bully pulpit’


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 01 Dec 2016

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump boards his aircraft in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 27, 2016, as he makes his way to New York after spending the Thanksgiving holiday with family. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

WASHINGTON: US presidents are normally wary that their words alone can move armies and markets, but for President-elect Donald Trump, incendiary early morning tweet-bombs are a style of governance. 

Since his shock win on Nov 8, the septuagenarian mogul has used Twitter to wade neck-deep into fast-flowing political and constitutional waters – often before most Americans have finished their breakfast. 

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